AMERICAN screen siren Hillary Brooke (The Woman in Green) is a consummate femme fatale in this British noir thriller of 1954 – an early feature by Emmy-winning writer-director Ken Hughes, and one of a series of now highly regarded B-movies jointly financed by Hammer Films and American producer Robert L. Lippert. The House Across the Lake (U) is released on DVD by Network Distributing on 18 August 2014, RRP £9.99. The trailer is at the link above.
The bungalow which author Mark Kenrick has rented to toil over his new novel is quiet but for the sounds coming from a lively party across the lake at the exclusive home of Beverley Forrest and his young ex-model wife, Carol. When she calls Mark to ask if he would collect some stranded guests, he obliges but is shocked to find that Carol is both calculating and manipulative. He is about to find out just how far she is prepared to go in order to get what she wants!
Also out the same week as part of The British Film Collection: comedy Part Time Wife, musical Saturday Night Revue, musical comedy The Love Race and courtroom drama The Great Defender.
